Éditions de Ta Mère
Montreal-based French-language independent publisher specializing in fiction and essays.
Last updated September 29, 2026
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Overview
Éditions de Ta Mère is a French-language publishing house founded in Montreal in 2005 by Rachel Sansregret, Guillaume Cloutier, and Maxime Raymond. The publisher specializes in fiction in all its forms and is known for a distinctive, humorous editorial voice. Its catalogue includes novels, short story collections, poetry, theatre, and essays, with a particular focus on contemporary Quebecois and francophone authors. In 2014, the house launched an essay collection in collaboration with the online magazine Pop-en-stock. Its books are distributed in Canada by Dimedia and are also available in France. The current team includes Maxime Raymond as general director, Rachel Sansregret as senior graphic designer, Maude Nepveu-Villeneuve as production director, Benoit Tardif as artistic director, and Marie-Claude Pouliot as editorial and communications assistant. The publisher maintains an active online presence, including a newsletter that is sometimes outsourced to its own authors, and a website featuring reading sheets, author profiles, and submission guidelines.
History
Éditions de Ta Mère was founded in Montreal in 2005 by Rachel Sansregret, Guillaume Cloutier, and Maxime Raymond. From its inception, the house focused on fiction in all its forms, quickly establishing a reputation for publishing bold, humorous, and often experimental works by emerging and established francophone writers. In 2014, the publisher inaugurated an essay collection in collaboration with the online magazine Pop-en-stock, expanding its catalogue into cultural criticism and non-fiction. Over the years, the house has published numerous notable titles, including works by Jean-Philippe Baril Guérard, Simon Boulerice, Sarah Berthiaume, and Maude Nepveu-Villeneuve. Its books are distributed in Canada by Dimedia and are also sold in France. The editorial team has remained relatively stable, with Maxime Raymond serving as general director and other founders and long-time collaborators taking on key roles in design, production, and artistic direction. The publisher continues to be active, maintaining a website with reading sheets, author profiles, and a newsletter that occasionally features contributions from its own authors.
- 2014
Launched an essay collection in collaboration with the online magazine Pop-en-stock.
- 2005
Founded in Montreal by Rachel Sansregret, Guillaume Cloutier, and Maxime Raymond.
Products and positioning
Independent publisher of contemporary francophone fiction and essays, known for a humorous and irreverent editorial line.
Le prince
La mouette
La mère des larves
Les cennes noires
Terrain glissant
Tous les détails
Une vie bien dormie
Fanny
Whitehorse
Proust au gym
Une convergence de solitudes
Noël à Hochelag
Tricératopcanon
Cariacou
Wollstonecraft
Vous êtes animal
Les glaces
Agamemnon in the ring
Hochelagurls
La constance d'Ichiro
Sur le divan
Sauf quand je suis un arena
Manipuler avec soin
Que ceux qui m'aiment me sauvent
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